Committee Elects Marshall Chair, Names Garbitt Liaison

Master Plan Implementation Committee · Meeting of October 28, 2026

Lakeville's Master Plan Implementation Committee elected new officers and picked a liaison for a major development review. Members unanimously elected Patrick Marshall as chairman and Andrew Sukeforth as vice chairman, then voted to nominate Rita Garbitt to represent the panel on a new nine-member Select Board committee studying the future of the 230 Howland Road parcel, described by a member as "the biggest privately held parcel in town." The Select Board is expected to finalize the advisory committee's roster at an upcoming meeting. Member Donna Guay, who lives near the site, said she was "getting my feet wet" with committee procedures before deferring to Garbitt.

Members also flagged a November 18 Special Town Meeting article on an open space residential zoning bylaw, with one member raising concerns about its "affordability component." The committee left its next meeting date open.

In the full story:

• Committee Reorganization: Election of Chair and Vice Chair
• Approval of September Minutes
• 230 Howland Road Property Advisory Committee: Nominating a Representative
• Special Town Meeting Preview: Open Space Residential Bylaw
• Administrative Housekeeping: 2021 Committee Charge and Next Meeting
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,604 words

Source: the Master Plan Implementation Committee meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.